Friday, September 28, 2007

My friend was planning a tour across the UK. He's looking for a travel insurance plan that will cover him throughout his journey. His insurance advisor asked him to check CoverMyTravels, which has0 over 65 travel insurance. Wow, this makes it all very easy. All you need to do is go to the site and you can get a quote in seconds. And then signup and you are all done! There are so many options to choose from and there is even a dedicated 24 hour medical emergency service!. Check this out yourself. It might come in handy.

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Well, I finally decided to get it. My blog is hosted on http://www.naveenroy.com now. Looking good. Though I don't want to go through the hassle of getting space and moving my blog somewhere etc. As it is, I have some tweaking to be done already.

This is going to be a series of posts on some amazing stuff that you can get for your own garage - if you have one. To all you Tim Allens out there, there is this really cool garage storage for keeping all your toolsets safe and in an ordered manner. There are various types and sizes and you can even get just a work-bench!. Great stuff.

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Rolling Stone has an amazing interview with David Gilmour who has just released the DVD "Remember that Night - Live from the Royal Albert Hall". In it, he discusses about the new releases, Pink Floyd and Roger Waters. Kinda sad to see him say these lines - "What I’ve been doing for the last couple of years — what I was in the middle of when Live 8 came along — was my album, and that’s what I’m thinking about. It’s been a joy and very satisfying, and the album did very well, even though Rolling Stone only gave it two stars. Everything went so well, I can’t see why I would want to be going back to that old thing. It’s very retrogressive. I want to look forward, and looking back isn’t my joy. Roger hasn’t written a lyric lately that has really been something where I’ve gone, “Wow, I wish that was part of my oeuvre.” I don’t know how one puts it, but going back into all that just wouldn’t bring me joy. It’s my time of life to be selfish — please myself."

So there's no chance that Pink Floyd are getting back again....damn!!!

Simon, who has been blogging for some time now, has finally bought his own domain. Eggburji it is!! His blog is being hosted there at the moment, but I am sure he will be buying space etc in the near future. Rock on dude...

This has inspired me to also get a domain of my own...lets see how that goes...

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

....what fucking awesome movies!!. If you are a true rock/metal fan, you gotta watch "A Pick Of Destiny" and "Metal : A Headbanger's Journey". While the first one is more comedic and good fun, the second one is all in-your-face truth about the metal culture.

Tenacious D star in APOD as themselves and its really good fun. I enjoyed the part where JB gets high on some mushrooms and trips like mad!! The best parts are where Dio comes to him in a vision after he is locked in his room as a kid!. And the scenes with the sasquatch!! Hahaha..

Dave Grohl is also in the movie - as Satan. Great acting I should say.

A more in your face movie about Metal is "Metal : A Headbanger's Journey". An incredibly awesome movie, the only thing I would have loved would for the movie to have been longer, much longer. Like say, 10 hours or so....interviewing more bands!. Its really a great documentary done by Sam Dunn meeting a cross section of metal-stars, both young and old. One of the most interesting parts was where he meets Dio in his house! I love the interview with Bruce Dickinson too.

Hehe, heres what Bruce had to say about metal - "It really gets inside the mind of a 15 year old. If you ever lose that 15 year old kid inside of you, then it won't make any sense at all!. And then people will start saying - 'Cough!, Cough, That was just a part of my life I'm really embarrassed about y'know. Those stupid trousers and long hair.' People are ashamed of what they were when they were young!!."

Sam Dunn ends the documentary at a concert, surrounded by other metal fans with these words - "Ever since I was 12 years old, I've had to defend my love for metal from those who said its a less valid form of music. My answer now is - you either feel it or you don't!. If metal doesn't give you that overwhelming sense of power or make the hairs at the back of your neck stand up, you might never get it. And you know what, that is ok!. Cause judging by the 40,000 other metal fans around me, we're doing just fine without YOU!."

Monday, September 24, 2007

My friend who is a web-developer was looking for a good, robust Shopping cart software for a new project that he is about to begin. He mentioned AShop shopping cart software. Curious, I checked out the site and had a look around. The site is quite well laid out with all the information that you need available at the click of a button. You can even use a 10 day free trial of this software without even having to use a credit card. The features are well laid out on the site and there is a demo of the shopping cart software that you can use. This ecommerce software is also Search Engine optimised. This means that you automatically get recognition on all the major search engines and there is no more tweaking that you will have to do. The site says - "Having helped 1000's of now successful merchants, Ashop Commerce is the most intuitive shopping cart software in the world providing the most up to date and relevant advice you need to start or advance your online business. Accept credit cards online, customise the design, features and all content of an online store by yourself within hours! Feel free to test drive our demo store's to see the advanced functionality for yourself." This ecommerce software has fully customisable themes, an easy setup and you will need no HTML knowledge. Go ahead, if you are looking for a shopping cart software, use Ashop ecommerce software.

You all might have at least at one point of time in your life, loved the idea of hypnotizing someone. When I was a kid, I always thought it would be cool to hypnotize your teacher into not giving you any homework or to give you better grades!. Later on in life, I realize that hypnosis has more important uses. Curing phobias with hypnotherapy is one important use!. Googling for more information, I came across this really cool site http://www.hypnosiscoach.com. This site has a very simple interface, allowing you to concentrate on the important aspects of learning hypnosis.I ask these questions:Can YOU imagine winning ANY argument?Can YOU imagine suddenly acquiring ANY fantastic new skill you desire?Can YOU imagine influencing ANYONE you choose?

The site offers at a great discount, a hypnosis course where you can learn hypnosis in a very easy manner. There are even specific areas of hypnosis that might interest you!. Hypnotherapy and Stage Hypnosis are just two of them. Hypnosis is by far, one of the most easiest self-development tools that a person can choose. Its also harmless when learnt and done correctly. This is where the hypnosis coach help you out. Check it out and change your life!!. The best part is that there is a 100% risk free guarantee. If you are not satisfied with the course in any way within 3 months, you can always return it back for a completely FULL refund.

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Woohoo!! Seems like a very interesting idea. I mean, if no one fixes it, at least one pothole filled by each person can make a difference. Yeah, yeah, I can hear you guys snickering and sniggering already!! Yeah, you are already laughing and saying that these kinda things don't work!!

Seems like the holiday season is just around the corner. What with Halloween and Christmas just a few months away, picking up gifts in time for everyone will turn out to be easy with coupons from CouponChief!. This site provides a one stop coupon deal and discount resource for their Web site visitors. Their focus is on customer support and providing up to date coupon codes and promotional deals and discounts unparalleled in the online shopping e-commerce industry.

So check out this site. It even has arranged the coupons by store like Blue Nile coupons and Dell coupons. If you are interested in looking for one particular category of gifts, you can do that too. There is a "coupon by category" on site too.

Ok! I really dont know why Alonso was let off!!. There is evidence to show that the drivers were aware of what was going on. I cannot see why Ron Dennis was let off too!! Damn, the drivers did gain from the knowledge that was leaked out, so why not cut their points off too! Should have banned McLaren from the rest of the season too!!

Thank god there is one british paper out there that takes a balanced view of things.

Friday, September 14, 2007

Yeah, the government screwed up. The ASI did not screw up!. There is no bridge. Ok, whatever is left of it is not visible. Can someone show me the exact details of the bridge? I might believe then!. Ok, so what if there was a bridge. Like someone somewhere said, we should not dredge the area cause all that money is gonna go into the Congress' pockets and rest to the DMK. I am scared that some other political party is gonna whip the people into a frenzy with this as a chance and get back into power!.

Everyone seems to support the "political parties" on this one. Thanks Higgien for making me look at it from a different point of view!

Leave the place alone, political party or no political party.

And for your information, I don't believe in the miracles or the ascension and all that either!!.

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Yes, I am sure that none of you have heard of this record label. Simply 'cause there is no metal/rock scene in India!! But that what you dumb fucks think. There is an amazingly large crowd out there that listens to the above mentioned genre of music. Well, DogmaTone records is a record company whose sole aim is to promote rock and rock artists in India. They let you ask yourself - "An obvious and casually ignored question: Why is there no market for musical genre called Metal in India, or for that matter, Rock Music?

The reason is simple and it is nothing but lack of awareness. People are too numb to realize the quality of such patterns in music. We do not blame anybody but If you don't listen, then we are sure that you guys are missing something. There is definitely a lot of talent in the Indian Underground, waiting to be unleashed. DogmaTone will be the channel for these musical underdogs to latch onto."

Damn, they go on to say that "DogmaTone will handle the financials provided the music is full of passion and is ROCK!!". Woohoo....up the irons!!

Damn! (pardon the pun). You must be aware of the frequent "wars" that break out on either side of the Tamilnadu-Kerala border regarding the Mullaiperiyar dam. Politicians, tamil poets, Tamilians, Malayalees all get their tempers raised at this time and even the common man is not left alone with the media on both sides fanning the flames. But did you know that this dam was not even built by a government and that it was financed by a britisher who wanted to help out the people living in the cauvery basin? I came across this bit of information from Jacinth who had heard someone mention it on TV. More googling and I came across information mentioning that when the funds dried up for this british engineer and the government stopped funding the dam project, he found the plight of the people hard to take and went back to England to drum up some support. I even read that he sold his property and brought back what he could to finish the dam. And finish he did!! And alleviated the sufferings of the locals.

"Greater than the mother bearing childGreater than the child that is bornEvery breath is PeriyarEvery word is PeriyarIn every place, in all the worldAs far as Periyar water flowsYour name will stand-Pennycuick-your nameThough written on water, will always stand."

That is how Anthony Muthu Pillai (1863-1929) had paid tributes in Tamil to John Pennycuick, the engineer who had taken up the "audacious and unprecedented feat of...engineering" for transferring some water from the Periyar river in Travancore State to the Vaigai basin in Madras Presidency. This basin was described by Poet Vairamuthu, who hails from this area: "It is a different world. Another planet on the surface of the earth. Ignored by the clouds, cursed by nature and dry land, passed by the Gods with their eyes tightly shut..."

I don't think I have to make an Appy polly loggy at all. There is no need to. I just went to to the Biblio to get a book and saw this devotchka. So we went out to have a firegold. She looked kinda bugatty also. Off we went to the local peeta and she offered me a cancer. I declined as I do not want to have cancer through cancer. Her name, she said was Olga. I am sure you all know about russian cheenas. Hehe, since you know about them, let me continue. Olga called her droog too!. But her droog looked like her 'em. They both wanted to filly. I fillyed for raz. Ordered a forella and tried to hide my boredom by hiding behind the gazetta. The em gave me the glazz. Collocol rose up my gorlo. I felt so grazhny to govoreet to her. Her groody was rising up. I knew they wanted to filly. The old in-out-in-out. Olga started lapa. But I wanted to be lubbilubbing alone!. Her mum looked more like a malchick!. Seeing it yeckate, I took out my nozh and used it to oobivat them both!.

Saturday, September 08, 2007

Wow. Another opportunity for bloggers to earn money on their blogs. I came across this site called Bloggerwave that pays much like the others. You can pick up opps from the dashboard, select the ones that you are interested in and write about them. And leave the rest to Bloggerwave, they'll pay you in no time.

Friday, September 07, 2007

...go hand in hand. Or so it seems. Aargh, the little demon is splitting my skull from inside!!. Anwin and Anoop bought a barbecue grill yesterday on the spur of the moment and wanted to test it out. And it turned out to be really good!! Nice one dudes!!....

Hehe...(rubbing hands in glee). Iron Maiden is coming back again to India!!. Though this might be sometime next year, MTV's Headbanger's blog mentions that this time, they will be playing all their older material. Steve Harris mentions about playing songs from their latest album - "We thought we needed the challenge and it proved the right thing to do. However, it can be hard on the fans playing so much new material. So now l guess it’s payback time". Hell, I love this kind of a payback!!! Looking forward to the real Iron Maiden now!!!.

Damn, the tour is appropriately named - "Somewhere Back In Time". Fucking hell!!!

Ok, this ones for real!. Theres this new feature thats been added on Google Reader. Another touch that was missing for a long time. This nifty new feature gets you more area to read your articles as the frame on the left side (where the RSS feeds are shown) can now be turned off. It can be turned on (!!) by clicking on the arrow again!.

Until yesterday, when there are more than 100 unread items in Google Reader, it used to show it as All Items (100+). But good that they have changed that now to show the accurate no of unread items. Now it shows asAll Items (345). Was looking for this feature change for a long time and had even written to Google about it.

About Me

Rock Music, Riding motorcycles, Photography are my passions. I care about the environment and try to do my little bit. I love comments on my blog and appreciate your views. Just don't comment anony-mousely!.

When someone walks up to you and asks you to stop believing in what you really believe in, essentially asking you to lose your identity, do you question your own beliefs or do you punch the other guy in the face? Identity. Its what makes me me!